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View all search resultsThe death of an online motorcycle taxi (ojol) driver during Thursday’s protests in Jakarta has ignited a firestorm of public indignation, with social media erupting in outrage over police brutality and even larger crowds taking to the streets on Friday.
The Jakarta Police have found no signs of criminal activity or participation of any other individuals in the death of Foreign Ministry employee Arya Daru Pangayunan, whose body was found on his bed with his head covered in a plastic bag and wrapped with yellow duct tape earlier this month.
The Jakarta Police have uncovered new information in their ongoing investigation into the death of Foreign Ministry employee Arya Daru Pangayunan and have pledged to soon disclose the mystery surrounding his death.
The University of Indonesia (UI) and several civil society organizations have condemned the police’s alleged use of excessive force and criminalization of student protesters during the May Day rally in Jakarta last month, describing the actions as an abuse of power that threatens citizens' democratic rights.
The Jakarta Police have asserted that investigators are still working on their case against former Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) chair Firli Bahuri, after he withdrew a third pretrial motion challenging his naming as a suspect for allegedly extorting a former minister.
Jakarta Police spokesperson Sr. Comr. Ade Ary Syam stated that the three officers were found guilty of "abusing their power" and breaching the police code of ethics in an ethics hearing held on Friday.
The National Police's internal affairs is continuing its crackdown to weed out unethical officers who were involved in the extortion of foreign festivalgoers at DWP 2024, which has only tarnished the law enforcement institution further amid an ongoing decline in public trust.
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